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Back Creek bushfire risk

Of Back Creek’s 163 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Back Creek’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
163
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Back Creek

Flood and bushfire areas across Back Creek. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Back Creek

Back Creek sits in the Liverpool Plains council area, which recorded 575 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 575 total. Figures are for the whole Liverpool Plains council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Back Creek

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$440,000+14.88%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Back Creek shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).

Zoning in Back Creek

Back Creek is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other82.2% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Primary Production

Rural15.3% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Special purpose2.5% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Infrastructure

School catchments in Back Creek

Back Creek can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Back Creek

At the 2021 Census, 5.6% of Back Creek’s 54 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian38.9%
English38.9%
Irish24.1%
Australian Aboriginal13%
German5.6%
Scottish5.6%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Back Creek

Liverpool Plains council approved 12 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

12
Dwellings/yr
10
Houses
2
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Liverpool Plains council area (not just Back Creek). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Back Creek address:

Nearby suburbs

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.